Dreams don't grow on trees
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dreams don't grow on trees |
| Original title | En loppe kan også gø |
| Country of production | Denmark |
| original language | Danish |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK o. A. |
| Rod | |
| Director | Stellan Olsson |
| script | Erik Clausen , Jens Peder Larsen |
| production | Henrik Møller-Sørensen |
| music | Andy Pape |
| camera | Hans Welin |
| cut | Ghita Beckendorff |
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Dreams don't grow on trees is a Danish youth film from 1996 directed by the Danish director Stellan Olsson . The novel by the author Jens Peder Larsen served as a template .
action
13-year-old Rosa lives with her father, a hapless painter, in a small town on the coast of Jutland . She has a handicap: her left leg is too short and she moves it with a prosthesis. Rosa's teenage life is rather unspectacular between all the small and big worries and problems: She raves about her schoolmate Mads, who is with Henriette, and finds it difficult to hide her jealousy. Rosa has a very social streak: she takes care of the daily things in life for Rimkjær and Ellen from the merchant Jørgensen and brings them home. Rimkjær, an old grouchy and lonely sailor whose only friend is a hamster, longs for human affection. Ellen, a more mature lady who lives in the neighborhood, learns from Rosa how the man is doing, and Rosa soon manages to couple the two of them. And by the way, Rosa also climbs trees. So she saves a frightened kitten despite her leg handicap.
At the rehearsals and the celebration of the Lucia Festival, Rosa challenges Henriette and gets scratchy. The two of them throw themselves up more and more and when Rosa appears in elegant clothes at Christmas, she secretly hopes that she can impress Mads with it, who is singing a song on stage. Another dispute arises. Rosa throws long suppressed words at Mads head and leaves the hall. Henriette is impressed and runs after Rosa in the dark. They meet at a little house not far from the shore. Henriette begins to organize her picture using Rosa and Rosa also realizes that Henriette is not as arrogant as she always seemed to be. The two become friends and leave the promenade together on Rosa's bike to return to the festival.
Others
Accordingly, director Stellan Olsson casted girls with a leg disability for the lead role and finally found his protagonist in Christina Brix Christensen.
Web links
- Dreams do not grow on trees in the Internet Movie Database (English)